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noun - a Russian artificial satellite
Any of a series of Soviet satellites sent into Earth orbit, especially the first, launched October 4, 1957.
noun - a Soviet artificial earth satellite
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| In 1957 this first Russian satellite gave us the "beep heard round the world" & the Space Age was on |
| Shocking Americans & beginning the Space Race when it was launched October 4, 1957, it weighed about as much as Mickey Mantle |
| Sadly, Laika, the first living creature launched into orbit, aboard this Soviet satellite 2, did not survive the trip |
| The name of this satellite that scared the West is Russian for "traveling companion" |
| In 1957 Little Richard quit secular music for 5 years after seeing a sign in the sky that turned out to be this new satellite |
| On Nov. 3, 1957 Laika the dog became the first living creature to orbit earth, on the second of these Soviet satellites |
| In 1962 the IV version of this Soviet satellite burned up on re-entry--except a hunk that crashed in Manitowoc, Wisc. |
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| Sputnik 1 ( or ; "Satellite-1", or "PS-1", -1 or Prosteyshiy Sputnik-1, "Elementary Satellite 1") was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957, orbiting for three weeks before its batteries died, then silently for two more months before falling back into the atmosphere. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. Its radio signal was easily detectable even by radio amateurs, and the 65° inclination and duration of its orbit made its flight path cover virtually the entire inhabited Earth. This surprise success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race, a part of the Cold War. The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.Tracking and studying Sputnik 1 from Earth provided scientists with valuable information. The density of the upper atmosphere could be deduced fr |